Person Open DS/UK/8078 Blandford; Percy (October 1846-15 March 1928); English tenor singer Blandford Percy October 1846-15 March 1928 English tenor singer Male (cisgender) Percy Blandford Weston Devon, England (born)

English Music | Vocals | Tenor White No known disability No known religious affiliation Son of Henry Weston (banker and magistrate) and Emily Burgess Spouse of Katharine Mary Allen Heterosexual Percy Blandford was an English tenor. He began is working life as a clerk in an insurance office, but quickly discovered his voice and in 1876 joined the Carl Rosa Opera Company. Through 1877 and into 1878, he appeared in concert at venues such as the Alexandra Palace, the Brighton Pavilion, the Schubert Society, the Royal Aquarium, and made an appearance as an actor, first in the operetta Queen of Hearts at Brighton, and then, in 1878, in a charity performance of Trial by Jury, alongside Haidée Crofton, Federici and Charles Kelleher. http://kurtofgerolstein.blogspot.com/2020/03/cartesians-of-day-letter-b.html (2023) International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes RAHSkeyte 9/24/2013 RAHAKirkbride 7/20/2023 69e9e4ee-3786-4541-a302-46a2528176b0